Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 629 · 40 questions

Tip (S-T-A-R): Situation = the background (where, when). Task = your goal or responsibility. Action = what you did, step by step. Result = the outcome, with a number if you can. Spend most of the answer on the Action, and say “I”, not only “we”. Use STAR for questions that begin “Tell me about a time…” or “Give an example of…”.

1. 1.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or what you had to do? (a) the steps you took (b) what you had to do
2. 2.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
3. 3.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
4. 4.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Situation (b) Story (c) Solution (d) Skill
5. 5.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or the outcome? (a) the setting (b) the outcome
7. 7.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
8. 8.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
9. 9.True or false: “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
11. 11.True or false: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the outcome? (a) what you did (b) the outcome
13. 13.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
15. 15.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or what changed in the end? (a) what you did (b) what changed in the end
16. 16.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Review (b) Reason (c) Result (d) Reply
17. 17.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or what changed in the end? (a) what you had to do (b) what changed in the end
18. 18.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) a new problem (b) an excuse (c) nothing (d) a clear outcome
19. 19.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “I sorted the books by level, made a sign-out sheet and put up a weekly “top pick”.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
22. 22.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
24. 24.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or what you did? (a) what changed in the end (b) what you did
25. 25.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
26. 26.True or false: “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
28. 28.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
29. 29.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the outcome? (a) your goal (b) the outcome
31. 31.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or your goal? (a) where and when (b) your goal
32. 32.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
33. 33.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or what you did? (a) where and when (b) what you did
35. 35.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
36. 36.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or where and when? (a) what you did (b) where and when
38. 38.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or the outcome? (a) where and when (b) the outcome
40. 40.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what others did (b) what went wrong (c) what you wished (d) what you did yourself

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